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When something bad or painful abates, it becomes less strong or severe.
When something cloys it is way too sweet and thus nauseates or makes you disgusted after awhile because you’ve had too much of it.
A copious amount of something is a very large amount of it.
A cornucopia is a large quantity and variety of something good and nourishing.
If something is reaching a crescendo it means that it is getting louder and louder or increasing in intensity and is about to reach its peak strength.
When there is a dearth of something there is a scarcity or lack of it.
A deficit is when a person or government spends more than they take in in income or tax revenue.
A deluge is a sudden, heavy downfall of rain; a deluge can also be a large number of things such as papers or e-mails that someone gets all at the same time, making them very difficult to handle.
When you deplete a supply of something you use it up or lessen its amount over a given period of time.
When an area is devoid of life, it is empty or completely lacking in it.
A diminution of something is a reduction in the size, number, or importance of it.
When an amount of something dwindles it becomes smaller and smaller over time.
An exiguous amount of something is meager, small, or limited in nature.
An exorbitant price or fee is much higher than what it should be or what is considered to be reasonable.
If something is described as inordinate it means that it is much larger in amount or degree than what you would usually expect.
If you say that there is a paucity of something you mean that there is not enough of it.
If something plummets it falls down from a high position very quickly; for example, a person can plummet from a window, and a stock value can likewise plummet during a market crash.
A preponderance of things of a particular type in a group means that there are more of that type than of any other.
If you suffer privation, you live without many of the basic things required for a comfortable life.
A profusion of something is a very large quantity or variety of it.
Something that is prolix is long and wordy and can be tiresome to read or listen to.
A scant amount of something is a very limited or slight amount, hence it is inadequate or insufficient in size or quantity.
Something that is succinct is clearly and briefly explained without using any unnecessary words.
Something that is superfluous is unnecessary and is more than what is wanted or needed at the current time.
If you have a surfeit of something you have much more than what you need.
When you are presented with a synoptic view of a written work or subject, you receive a summary or general overview of its entire contents.
If you truncate something, you make it shorter or quicker by removing or cutting off part of it.
Something that is verbose, like a speech or article, contains too many words.
If something like power, influence, or feeling wanes, it gradually becomes weaker or less important, often so much so that it eventually disappears.
Noun
plethora
PLETH-er-uh
Context
We have a plethora of tomatoes, for it seems that there is no end to these red orbs growing on the vines! This overabundance or plethora has us overrun, and we are finding a need to be creative in their use. We have already given a plethora or excessive amount to the neighbors, who thanked us for the overflowing bag. We have made 5 gallons of tomato sauce and also a plethora of salsa—it seems we could open our own Italian and Mexican restaurants!
Plenty of Senoras Don Juan had gorgeous senoras here, pretty senoras there, hot senoras to the east, and beautiful senoras to the west ... in fact, Don Juan had a plethora, or plenty of senoras just about anywhere he went.
Examples
When money was cheap a plethora of companies, many from the former Soviet Union, raised hundreds of millions of pounds by listing their shares in London.
—The Economist
All tea plants belong to the same species but varying climates, soils, etc. combine in different ways to create a plethora of distinctive leaves.
—Epicurious
Unbecoming a site devoted to the plethora of choices available to the palate, appetite and many moods we all enjoy when it comes to dining.
—Epicurious
Compared with a decade ago, there’s a greater chance now that you'll need to check a bag when you fly, thanks to a plethora of new and often arcane security rules.
—USA Today
The Three Amigos A plethora of pinatas can get you into trouble!
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